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About
Provided by Thomas Wessely
Practice Areas
Thomas is a partner in Freshfields’ Brussels office specialising in EU and international competition law, EU state aid law and international trade law with particular expertise in the chemicals and telecoms sectors.
His practice has a European and global focus, but he is equally adept at working on domestic German projects.
He navigates multifaceted deal structures and challenging multijurisdictional considerations, including innovative remedies packages, and achieves timely regulatory approvals in line with commercial imperatives. His far-reaching experience of European merger control has seen him lead many headline Phase II investigations by the European Commission.
He also defends his clients’ interests in European and national antitrust investigations and ensuing litigation before the European or national courts. Thomas is regularly called upon to provide in-depth opinions on complex commercial agreements.
Thomas works in German, English and French.
Career
He became a partner in 2002.
Professional Memberships
Cologne and Brussels Bars.
Personal
Thomas was educated at the universities of Bonn, Fordham - NYC and Montpellier.
Chambers Review
Europe
Thomas Wessely attracts particular praise for his activity in significant cross-border transactions in the telecoms sector. Thomas Wessely is based in Brussels and is also qualified to practise in Germany, where his work also includes advising clients on antitrust risks.
Thomas Wessely attracts particular praise for his activity in significant cross-border transactions in the telecoms sector. Thomas Wessely is based in Brussels and is also qualified to practise in Germany, where his work also includes advising clients on antitrust risks.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Thomas Wessely is an excellent guy and super easy to work with."
"Thomas Wessely provides well-balanced and pragmatic advice not only in merger control but in general competition law aspects."
"Thomas Wessely is good to work with because he is really adaptive in how he works."
"Thomas Wessely is an excellent guy and super easy to work with."
"Thomas Wessely provides well-balanced and pragmatic advice not only in merger control but in general competition law aspects."
"He is good to work with because he is really adaptive in how he works."
"Thomas Wessely is an excellent guy and super easy to work with."
"Thomas Wessely provides well-balanced and pragmatic advice not only in merger control but in general competition law aspects."
"Thomas Wessely is good to work with because he is really adaptive in how he works."
"Thomas Wessely is an excellent guy and super easy to work with."
"Thomas Wessely provides well-balanced and pragmatic advice not only in merger control but in general competition law aspects."
"He is good to work with because he is really adaptive in how he works."
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